There goes the sun descending,
its light in the street defending
what all of our day is upending
of all the eye can see
Trouble begins at waking,
the weight of the world near-breaking
its wave on the heart’s undertaking
of all the eye can see
What’s between us
has barely seen us
––we’re just the river to its sea.
Falling mountains
all around us
––still, you keep your peace with me
Here comes the night unfurling,
its torn holy flag still burning
at borders that bleed until blurring
all the eye can see